But in this situation you can drink water and wash it down, preventing acid damage to your eusophagus. The author of this greentext can’t get water into their intestines.
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GBU_28@lemm.ee 9 months agoIf you’ve had a stomach flu of that variety, it totally is.
I’ve had a flu so bad I barfed every ~ 30 minutes for over 12 hours.
thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 9 months ago
GBU_28@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Did I say I was trying to solve for greentext’s situation?
Snowpix@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Stomach acid is also why people with some eating disorders like bulimia have badly eroded teeth. The acid from throwing up constantly eats away at your teeth.
GBU_28@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Yep. I’m always careful to rinse my mouth thoroughly after barfing, even if still nauseous
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Just don’t immediately brush! It weakens your enamel, so swish and spit, and wait like half an hour to brush
GBU_28@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I didn’t say that
thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 9 months ago
And the acidity makes normal tap water taste sweet as if it has sugar in it, it’s pretty neat